Category: GS 2010

GS 2010 Article 47 – Opening Devotions and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by requesting all present to sing Psalm 95:1-5. He read Obadiah and gave a meditation, after which he then led in prayer. Roll call was held and all were present.

GS 2010 Article 46 – Closing devotions Rev. J. VanWoudenberg gave a meditation on Revelation 12:13 – 13:1, after which he led in closing prayer. The assembly then sang Psalm 35:1 and 4, and the meeting was adjourned.

GS 2010 Article 45 – Appeal from Burlington-Ebenezer re: Administering the Lord’s Supper to Shut-ins 1.         Material Appeal from Burlington-Ebenezerre: Article 96 of the Acts Synod Smithers 2007 re: Administering the Lord’s Supper to shut-ins (8.5.n – Contents – part 1). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod Smithers 2007 dealt with an overture from…

GS 2010 Article 44 – Appeal from Coaldale re: NAPARC 1.         Material Appeal from the church at Coaldale re: Article 140 of the Acts of Synod Smithers 2007 (8.5.t). 2.         Observations 2.1       Coaldale appeals the decision of Synod Smithers to join the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council. 2.2       Coaldale informs Synod that…

GS 2010 Article 43 – Appeal from Attercliffe re: NAPARC 1.         Material Appeal from the Attercliffe consistory against the decision of Synod Smithers 2007 re: NAPARC (8.5.m). 2.         Observations 2.1       Attercliffe appeals the decision of Smithers 2007 to join NAPARC. 2.2       Attercliffe received NAPARC’s “Golden Rule Comity Agreement” subsequent to Synod 2007 and…

GS 2010 Article 42 – Orthodox Christian Reformed Church (OCRC) 1.         Material Report from the CCCNA re: the Orthodox Christian Reformed Church (OCRC) (8.2.f). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod Smithers gave the CCCNA the following mandate in regard to the OCRC (Acts 2007, Article 106, Recommendation 4.1): “to send a letter to the OCRC asking…

GS 2010 Article 41 – Meeting with delegates of the URCNA 1.         Material 1.1       The main report of the Ecclesiastical Unity Coordinators submitted to General Synod Burlington-Ebenezer 2010 (8.2.a.i). 1.2       Supplementary Letter of the Coordinators Church Unity of the Canadian Reformed Churches (8.2.a.ii). 1.3       Letters from the Churches at Hamilton-Providence (8.3.A.1),…

GS 2010 Article 40 – Addresses by Dr. J.P. Van Vliet and Dr. C. Van Dam Rev. Aasman briefly outlined the developments leading to the appointment of Dr. J.P. Van Vliet to the position of professor of Dogmatology and then gave him the opportunity to give a speech to the assembly. After this, he invited…

GS 2010 Article 39 – Presentation by the Standing Committee for the Book of Praise Opportunity was given to Rev. G.Ph. van Popta to give a presentation on various aspects of the music of the Book of Praise, with musical accompaniment by Dr. A.J. de Visser.

GS 2010 Article 38 – Reopening Rev. Aasman reopened the meeting and after noting that all members of Synod were present, welcomed the guests, noting in particular the arrival of Rev. Ben Westerveld of l’Église Réformée du Quebec (ERQ), Rev. Dirk M. Boersma of the Free Reformed Churches of South Africa (FRCSA), and the Revs.…